The National Institutes of Health and the CDC outlined a COVID-19 vaccine allocation framework that identified dentists and dental hygienists as essential healthcare workers who should be given early access, according to ADA News.
The framework also provided guidance on ensuring equitable distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine and how to promote vaccine acceptance among communities.
"We are thrilled that the National Academies has affirmed what we've long known," Chad Gehani, DDS, and Kathleen O'Loughlin, DMD, the respective president and executive director of the American Dental Association, told ADA News. "Dentistry is an essential health care service and dentists and their teams are essential health care workers."
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